Robert John Wilson "Bob" Douglas FRSC (1920–1979) was an award winning
Canadian geologist who made noteworthy contributions in the fields of
structure stratigraphy, sedimentation, and petroleum geology.

Douglas was awarded a Manly B. Baker Scholarship and graduated from
Queen's University in geology and mineralogy. He obtained a Ph.D. degree
in geology from Columbia University.

Douglas worked as a student
assistant for the Geological Survey of Canada. He left the Survey for
three years to serve as a navigator with the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Douglas has contributed to our understanding of the structure of the
Canadian Rocky Mountains and northern Canada. His exposition of the
mechanics of bedding plane thrusts, of back-limb thrust faults and folding
of the thrusts forms the basis for the later work carried out in these
areas.Douglas also studied the stratigraphy of the Mississippian
system in southern Alberta. These studies provided a detailed description
and classification of carbonate rocks and theories on the formation of oil
and gas reservoirs.

He was a member of the Canadian National
Committee, 6th World Petroleum Congress between 1961-1963 nad between
1962-1964 he was a member of the Program Committee of the American
Association of Petroleum Geologists. From 1962 to 1965, he served as
Associate Editor of the Geological Society of America. He was also a
member of the Geological Survey of Canada Committees on Stable Isotopes
and Age Determination, and on Library, Stratigraphic Nomenclature and on
the Committee of the Geology Advisory Committee of the Alberta Research
Council

Honours & AwardsFellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Fellow of the Geological Society of AmericaFellow of the Royal
Canadian Geographical SocietyMember of the American Association of
Petroleum GeologistsMember of the Alberta Society of Petroleum
GeologistsMember of the National Geographic Society1965, awarded
the Willet G. Miller Medal by the Royal Society of Canada1976, awarded
the Logan Medal by the Geological Association of Canada1980, the
Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists begins awarding the R. J. W.
Douglas Medal